Project 10073 Record Card: Sighting near Gary, Indiana, 22 October 1960

This document contains a record card and associated correspondence regarding a UFO sighting reported by a civilian on 22 October 1960. The observer, a management consultant, reported seeing 10 to 15 white, incandescent, football-shaped lights while driving on Route 20 between Michigan City and Gary, Indiana. The observer estimated the lights were between 3/4 and 1 mile away and appeared stationary. The report was not filed until December 1960, three months after the event, following a radio program that prompted the witness to come forward. The Air Force investigation, conducted by the 12th District Office of Special Investigations and processed through the Chanute Technical Training Center, concluded that the report was unreliable due to the significant time lapse. Specifically, the observer claimed it was night, but ephemeris data indicated the sun was still up at the time of the reported sighting. Furthermore, the observer's own movement at 50-60 mph made it difficult to accurately assess the stationary nature of the objects. Consequently, the Air Force determined that no valid conclusion could be reached regarding the nature of the sighting and initiated no further investigative action.